Car-window.



A. H. NEWPHR.

OAR WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1909.

Patented A111221, 1914.

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ALFRED H. NEW'PHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR TO THE ADAMS `&

WEST- LAKE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

CAR-WINDOW.

i Specication of Letters Patent.

' Patented Apr. ,21, 1914.

Application led .Tune 21, 1909. Serial No. 503,387.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, ALFRED H. NEWPHER,

a citizen of the United States, and resident Chicago, county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use- Improvementsin Car.- Windows, of which the following is a specification, and whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention relates upper, usually an immovable, sash for railway carscommonly known as the Gothic sash; its object is to provide an improvedsash for such windows, and means for more eifectually closing the jointbetween this sash and the upper end of the lower movable sash.

rllhe usual practice has been to set the glass of the Gothic window in asingle sash/which is permanently attached to the car. Vhen the car isshopped for repairs inconvenience and delay result from work` upon thiswindow when thus permanently secured in place, and if a new light ofglass is required its insertion is practically the last thing to bedone, and as a consequence it is ditlicult to finish the work neatly.These diiiculties are overcome by the use of the device herein shown anddescribed, wherein the glass is carried by an inner sash easilyremovable from an outer sash which is permanently secured to the car,permitting the inner sash to be taken out of the car when the lattercomes into the shop, and to be repaired at a bench and easily the carhas been linished.

The invention is embodied in a structure such as is hereinafterdescribed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which`vFigure 1 is a detail elevation of the outer face of the window; Fig. 2is a detail section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, a part of the outersheathing of a car being shown; Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line3-3 of Fig. l, showing a portion of the lower sash; and F igs. 4 and 5are sectional views on the same plane as Fig. 3,- but showing modifiedforms of construction. l

A part of the outer sheathing of a car body is shown at l0, and theupper rail of the lower or movable sash of a car window is shown at l1.The Gothic window comprises an outer sash, generally designated as 12,and an inner sash, generally designated particularly to the replacedwhen all other work upon as 1113; the glass 14 being set within theinner sas s The outer sash is shown as being formed of sheet metalfolded upon itself to form hollow ybars which are substantially oblongrectangular in cross section, the outer face, however, being offsetinwardly adjacent its inner edge to form a rabbet, as shown at 15, toreceive a flange of the inner sash. The edges of the sheet of which thebars of the sash are formed may meet or overlap and be secured togetherby any suitable means, such as brazing. This sash is fitted within thewlndow opening of the car and may beheld in 16,17 and 18 extending alongits top and sides and overlapplngit and the sheathing of the car, thisplate being secured to the car body and the sash being secured to it bymeans of screws 19, 20, as numerously placed as may be desired.Preferably blocks as 21 are located within the chamber of the sash andpreferabl secured to its walls by means of solder or razing, theseblockssupplying adequate stock within which to form threaded sockets forthe engagement of screws. The inner sash 4is also shown as lnade ofsheet metal doubled uponitself to form hollow rails, these rails beinggiven suitable configuration in cross-section to provide a seat for theglass and to give such architectural finish as maybe preferred.Preferably a sheet is used of sufiicient width to provide an outstanding-ange 22 to l rabbet 15 of the outer. sash, the edges of the sheetforming the outer edge of such'lange. The seat for the glass 14 isprovided by offscttin inwardly the inner face of the sash bar a jacentits inner edge to form a rabbet 23, and the glass, when seated withinthis rabbet, is secured by a plate 24 which may take the form, as shown,of a continuous frame and is secured to the sash bar by means of screws,as 25, blocks 26` being preferably placed within the chamber of the barto provide ample stock within which to form threaded sockets for thescrews. The inner sash is secured -to the outer one by means of screws27 set-ting through the flange 22 and entering suitable blocks, as 28,located within the chamber of the bars of the outer sash.

While the outer sash as described is, of course, removable fro-m thebody of the car, it may,nevertheless, remain as a permanent in thechamber fixture, permitting the painting of the car body as a whole. Theinner sash, however, .may be readily removed rom the outer sash withoutmarring the paint of the body, which may extend over the retainingplates 16, 17 and 18. With thefsash as thus made of two members, theremay be employed a filling bar, generally designated by the numeral 29,to close the space between the lower Vbar of the Gothic sash and theupper bar of the lower 4sash 11. This filler bar is shown as having anouter member made of a iece of sheet metal folded upon itselflto orm astem 31, and a chambered head having an opening -along its outer face,that is to say, the face directed toward the lower sash. The stem 31 maybe retained between overlap sheet o which the lower bar of the ,Gothicsash is formed, and secured by means of screws 34, the inner ends ofwhich enter threaded sockets in blocks 35 located withof the, sash bar.Fitted within the head of the iiller bar thus formed is a bar 36,preferably of wood, having a channel along one face registering with theopening in the outer face of the b ar. Within this channel is placed acushion 37 of any suitable material, such as felt or rubber, and thiscushion may be covered by a sheet 38 A'of fabric, such as plush 7 orrubber, the edges of this sheet overlapping the top and bottom of thebar 36 and being thus securely clamped. The cushion 37 is of sufflcientthickness to project slightly through the opening in the iller bar, inorder that it may frictionally engage the lower sash and form therewitha joint which will eiiectually exclude dust and drafts.

In the modication illustrated in Fig. 4, the ller between the two sashis made of a single sheet' of metal folded to form a hollow gular incross-section. The face of the bar adjacent the movable sash has aninward fold 40, to form a pocket within which is housed a cushion, suchas the rubber tubing edge portlons 32, 33, of the' bar 39 substantiallyoblong rectan\ ing 41 shown, which projects slightly beyond the face ofthe bar and bears against the sash rail. The marginal portions of thesheet meet between the top and bottom of the face of the bar adjacentthe fixed sash and are bent outwardly to form a stem 42, to be securedbetweenfthe overlapping marginalportions 32, 33, of the sheet offwhichthe lower cross-bar of the fixed sash is made.

Fig. 5 shows a further modification of the filler bar interposed betweenthe two sash, diiering from the form illustrated in Fig. 4 essentlallyonly in that the cushion is attached to the movable sash andfrictionally engages the filler bar, instead of being attached to thebar engaging the sash.

I claim as my inVent1on-' 1. In a window, in combination, a verticallymovable sash, a bar crossing the window opening and coperating with theupper, rail .of the sash, such bar being made of- -sheet metalwrought.to the form of a tube,

the edges, of the sheet being overlapped, a ller bar interposed betweenthe upper rail of the sash and the bar, such filler bar being made ofsheet metal folded to form a iange fitting between the overlappingmarginal portions of the first-named bar and achambered head having alongitudinal opening, and a cushion housed within the head andprojecting through its opening and adapted to bear against the upperrail of the sash.

2.*In a window, in combination, a sash made of sheet metal wrought tothe form of a tube, the edges of the sheet being overlapped, a fillerbar for frictionally engaging an adjacent sash7 such bar being made ofsheet metal folded to form a flange fitting between the overlappingmarginal portions of the first-named sheet, and a chambered head havinga longitudinal channel, and a cushion housed within the channel andprojecting beyond the side face of the head.

ALFRED H. NEWPHER. Witnesses:

Louis K. GILLsoN, E. M. KLA'rcHER.

